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00:15 wanna spend my life, 00:36 I wanna spend my life, 00:47 I wanna spend my life. 01:07 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today, Live, Behind the 01:10 Scenes program. 01:11 Wow, Jill, I think I got all the words out. 01:13 So glad that you have joined us this evening. 01:16 Thank you very much for being a part of the 3ABN family. 01:20 And I love these 3ABN Behind the Scenes programs because 01:24 it's really telling what God is doing through this ministry but 01:28 also it's report on your ministry, right? 01:30 We're all in this together. 01:33 So I know we tell you it seems like every program but we do 01:36 truly thank you for your continued prayers for 3ABN, 01:39 also your financial support of this ministry. 01:42 Without you and of course the Lord Jesus Christ we would not 01:45 be able to reach the world. 01:46 So it's just amazing because there are so many opportunities 01:49 for 3ABN and I'm just excited to be alive at this moment in 01:54 earth's history, right? 01:55 It's a privilege and the same for you as well. 01:57 There's a work for us to do. 01:59 Sometimes it may be easy to say, okay I'm just watching 02:02 them on 3ABN. 02:03 God has a work for you to do that can be supporting 02:06 ministries such as 3ABN but also doing a work in your local 02:09 community, your local church. 02:11 So I'm excited about tonight's program. 02:13 I am indeed. 02:14 3ABN is all about evangelism. 02:15 Go ye, take this everlasting gospel message from Revelation 02:20 14 to the entire world. 02:23 Tonight we have exciting evangelistic updates for you. 02:28 Pastor John Dinzey just returned from Cuba. 02:30 So we're going to hear what God is doing in Cuba. 02:33 3ABN is going to Paris and we're going to talk to you 02:36 about evangelism in Paris. 02:37 We have an upcoming evangelistic series in Mexico 02:41 and translation, Guatemala I think maybe, translations of 02:46 3ABN programs into many different languages and the 02:51 Bible study guides and so much more. 02:52 Camp meeting. 02:53 Camp meeting, yes. 02:54 So I'm excited about tonight. 02:56 The family, we're going to trade out family for the two 02:58 hours but the family tonight, Mr. Danny and Dr. Yvonne. 03:02 We could say mom and dad but so glad you're here tonight. 03:06 Thank you for having us tonight. 03:07 It's great to be here. 03:08 It's been a cold week, hasn't it? 03:10 Boy, I tell you what, here in southern New York, it's been 03:12 chilly but it's all relative based on where you live. 03:14 I was in Minnesota yesterday and it was 12 below zero. 03:18 Wind chill was a lot worse than that. 03:20 So this thing, when we came home, it was 30 degrees or well 03:24 maybe 35 degrees warmer. 03:26 So normally what we would think was cold and we got off the 03:29 plane and said, this doesn't feel bad at all. 03:31 Very relative, isn't it? 03:33 That's true. 03:37 time in earth's history. 03:38 So I'm just so thankful for the opportunity. 03:42 40 years of ministry and God has allowed us to continue and 03:46 as long as he gives us breath and health, we plan on 03:49 continuing getting the gospel to the world. 03:52 The undiluted three angels messages, one that would 03:54 counteract the counterfeit. 03:56 So it's incredible and Yvonne and I, we love talking about 04:01 our day. 04:02 No matter where we are, we spend a lot of time talking 04:04 about Jesus coming soon, talking about evangelism, and 04:08 talking about opportunities, new roads of communication, new 04:13 highways. 04:18 And one other person is about our age on here too. 04:20 I'll let the folks decide. 04:22 She's raising her hand. 04:24 Not by looks or anything, I'm just saying, but who would have 04:28 dreamed 40 years ago, technology that's there. 04:32 When we were young, they had Dick Tracy cartoon and he could 04:36 talk on his watch and that, and that was such a, that was, 04:40 that's ridiculous. 04:41 That could never happen. 04:43 And now it's the technology, but God's done it for one 04:47 reason. 04:51 the gospel to the world. 04:52 And so he says, I'm gonna give you every tool to help you. 04:55 And so technology is there, 3ABN, thanks to you at home. 04:59 We're able to use it and we want to continue and we'll be 05:02 talking about some of these evangelistic outreaches and new 05:06 ways to reach people. 05:08 And thank you for your love and your prayers and financial 05:11 support. 05:12 It is a privilege to be here tonight. 05:15 Ditto. 05:17 I love that. 05:19 That's perfect. 05:20 Coming around the table here, we have, we're gonna skip past 05:23 to Ryan for one moment. 05:24 We're coming right back to him, but Sister Shelly Quinn, we're 05:27 so glad you're here this evening. 05:29 And I know JD can't be on with you here tonight, but you both 05:32 are an integral part of the ministry. 05:33 We love being here. 05:35 It's so wonderful to wake up with purpose every day. 05:38 And our purpose is to reflect and refract the love, the light 05:44 and the life of Jesus Christ. 05:46 And we just want to thank you so much for being part of our 05:49 family. 05:51 I love, the one thing I love about being a Seventh-day 05:54 Adventist, no matter where we go around the world, we meet 05:57 family, you know, and there's so many people that watch 3ABN 06:02 and know you. 06:02 It's just, it's, we love you. 06:05 We love you. 06:07 And 3ABN family, we have family members in many different 06:09 denominations and we love each one of you. 06:12 What a beautiful thing. 06:13 We hear from people from many different denominations who 06:16 watch 3ABN and who are blessed by the messages. 06:20 So praise Jesus. 06:21 I love that, Shelly. 06:22 We are family. 06:24 And I think, I think the reason it appeals to people of so many 06:28 denominations is that it is scriptural. 06:31 I mean, it's from the Bible and we're proving our points by 06:34 scripture. 06:34 Praise God. 06:36 Now we're introducing Pastor Ryan Johnson. 06:39 So if you've watched 3ABN, you've seen him host a program 06:43 called Imperative Life Lessons. 06:44 We air that on Dare to Dream as well as on 3ABN, our parent 06:48 network, as you call it. 06:50 He's been in for camp meeting, but recently he stepped in as 06:55 the new general manager of Dare to Dream Network. 06:59 I need a drum roll. 07:04 So Pastor Ryan, we're glad you're here. 07:06 And your lovely wife, Anissa, will be joining you in a few 07:08 months. 07:09 It is an honor to be here. 07:11 It really is. 07:13 It's an honor to be in the work at this time in history. 07:16 And I appreciate everything that you all have said so far. 07:20 I love waking up in the morning with purpose. 07:23 It's a wonderful thing. 07:24 And I just want to let you all know that I have asked Shelly 07:26 to just punch me in the arm whenever I mess up. 07:29 You'll see that. 07:30 And I'll fall into it. 07:31 And she will. 07:32 And she will. 07:34 Have you ever considered that evangelism itself is evidence 07:39 of the power of God? 07:40 And here's how. 07:43 The world's getting crazy, have you noticed? 07:45 And it is getting progressively crazier and crazier. 07:48 And we have this tendency to focus on the lunacy of the 07:52 world, but think about it. 07:53 The crazier the world gets, then the more amazing it is 07:59 that God's Word is getting out. 08:02 The harder the devil works, then the more glorifies God 08:07 that his work is going through. 08:09 And so I appreciate the ministry of evangelism that we 08:13 have here at 3ABN. 08:14 Yeah, we're excited to have you on board, Pastor. 08:16 It really is. 08:17 I mean, just we're very privileged. 08:18 I know, like Jill mentioned, you've been a part of 3ABN for 08:20 a while, Dr. Yvonne. 08:21 I think he first came on to Dare to Dream. 08:23 Well, you would know that, what, is it three years ago? 08:25 Four years ago? 08:26 Oh, no. 08:27 It's been, it's over a decade. 08:28 Okay. 08:29 Wow, yeah. 08:30 Fantastic. 08:31 And he sings? 08:32 He preaches? 08:37 Mom, first of all, okay, let me go back a little bit. 08:41 So Ryan first, his mother-in -law and I were in the first 08:47 grade together. 08:48 So this is going back a while. 08:49 We go way, way back. 08:50 Oh, that just came out. 08:52 Didn't you say a while? 08:54 Hey, hey. 08:56 You know. 08:57 But I didn't say it. 08:57 Oh. 08:58 I just went in some terrible hole. 09:00 Dr. Yvonne, I have to come around and give you a hug. 09:02 I apologize. 09:03 That's all right. 09:04 It could just mean six months. 09:07 Praise the Lord for a little bit of powder on my face. 09:09 I think I've blessed you terribly. 09:11 That's what you call it. 09:12 Unwarned trick. 09:13 That's right. 09:14 This is behind the scenes, folks. 09:15 Oh, yes. 09:16 I'm sorry. 09:16 I messed up. 09:17 Please forgive me, Dr. Yvonne. 09:18 You did not. 09:19 Let's move on quickly now. 09:22 So I go back with his mother-in -law and then I don't remember 09:28 how... 09:30 It was redemption, I believe. 09:33 So Pastor Ryan has so many gifts and one of them has been, 09:38 he had a production company that produced a, it was a 09:44 documentary kind of called Redemption. 09:47 And he allowed Dare to Dream to air it. 09:51 And how many years ago was that? 09:53 Oh, that's... 09:54 About 12? 09:56 Yeah, 12 partitions. 09:57 That's when he first then came on 3, being... 09:59 So, yeah. 10:00 And he was just so kind and so gifted. 10:04 And then he did another documentary and I saw the 10:07 quality of his work. 10:09 And then Jason said to me, Mom, did you know Ryan can sing? 10:13 I said, what? 10:19 I got to hear him sing. 10:20 I'm like, this guy has so many gifts. 10:23 So I'm really, really excited and thankful that you have 10:28 taken the baton and you are now the General Manager of Dare to 10:33 Dream Network. 10:34 Thank you so much for your encouragement. 10:36 I cannot reiterate just how much of an honor it is to work 10:40 with this august group. 10:41 When I first got here, I was just so impressed with how 10:46 dedicated everyone is. 10:48 But you want to know something else, friends? 10:50 What you see on the air is exactly the way everyone is. 10:54 Oh, man. 10:55 Just as kind. 10:58 Oh, man. 11:01 So, Nissa and I are very excited to be part of the 11:04 family and to participate in continuing the vision of Dare 11:09 to Dream and when I get a little chance to talk about it, 11:11 I want to talk about the progression of the vision, 11:14 which, as you know, started with Dr. Shelton. 11:16 That's right. 11:19 Go ahead and say something, Mr. Davis. 11:20 Well, yeah, Yvonne said something to me some time ago. 11:24 She said, you know, blah, blah, blah, Ryan, and he can sing, 11:28 you know, and I said, okay, well, she's a singer and we 11:31 have a lot of musicians, we have a lot of singers. 11:33 Oh, yeah. 11:37 or there's a couple things that we always say in ministry, 11:41 people are, they're either preachers or singers, you know, 11:43 apparently because they'll tell us how to do it, you know, 11:46 whether people like to do them. 11:48 You know, when I was a carpenter, it seemed like 11:50 everybody was a carpenter. 11:51 They wanted to tell you how to do your work. 11:53 But I said, oh, he's a singer. 11:56 She said, no, I mean, he's a singer. 11:59 And I said, oh, he's a singer. 12:01 So this is our kind of lingo at home. 12:03 She goes, no, he's a singer, a singer. 12:06 So now that tells you something that says, okay, this guy is 12:10 very good at what he does. 12:12 And she said it's a great gift. 12:14 And so it is, so we're blessed to have you because we always 12:18 got room and need some good music. 12:21 So that's right. 12:25 to get labeled as a singer only. 12:27 This guy preaches with the fire of the Holy Spirit. 12:32 He's the man of the Word, a good preacher. 12:34 And I have somebody that is not a Seventh-day Adventist who 12:38 watches 3AB and all the time. 12:40 And I told her you were coming and she was going, oh, man, 12:44 that guy preaches my way. 12:47 Thank you for that encouragement, by God's grace. 12:50 Pastor Ryan, why don't you tell us a little bit of your story. 12:52 I know the whole program is not about that, but just tell us 12:55 your story, maybe your journey, because you didn't start out to 12:57 be a pastor or a minister. 12:59 So just share with us your story so people get to know you 13:01 and your family a little bit. 13:03 Yeah, I'd be honored to do so. 13:06 Firstly, I would like to take a minute to introduce my team. 13:10 We have a fantastic team working with the Dare to Dream 13:14 Network. 13:19 She carries a lot of weight. 13:22 In many ways. 13:23 No, no, no, no, no. 13:25 No, I messed up. 13:28 No, no, no, no, no. 13:30 The best way to do it is just keep going. 13:32 Yeah, just keep going. 13:34 But her influence is incredible. 13:38 I also work with Brother Ricky Carter, who's been on several 13:43 programs. 13:44 And we have some new things that are coming out. 13:46 And I want you to know that when you see things, Brother 13:49 Ricky has his handprint, his thumbprint, in that he is 13:52 working tirelessly. 13:53 And he's a bit of a preacher as well. 13:56 And then there's my lovely wife, Anissa, who is the true 14:00 boss. 14:03 She is going to be finishing out the school year. 14:05 She's a math teacher at one of the Adventist Academies, the 14:08 Thunderbird Academy in Arizona. 14:10 So after the school year, she'll be coming here. 14:12 And we will work in the ministry together. 14:14 That is a wonderful thing. 14:17 No, I did not set out to be a preacher, but I knew that I was 14:23 supposed to be a pastor. 14:26 I lost my best friend when I was young. 14:30 And I talked a little bit about this on one of our urban 14:35 reports some time ago. 14:36 And it still hurts. 14:38 A lot of people will ask, how did you come to terms? 14:41 I didn't come to terms. 14:42 I came to grips, not to terms. 14:44 I'm still working that out. 14:46 And a lot of us were really, really heartbroken. 14:49 But that began my journey away from God. 14:53 And I was very, very angry at God, yes ma'am. 14:56 Can I ask, how did you lose your best friend? 14:58 He was shot. 15:02 He'd been at church earlier that day and just pulled up to 15:06 a traffic light. 15:09 And random gang initiate came in and shot him. 15:14 And it hurts. 15:15 It's a sudden loss. 15:17 It hurts, yeah. 15:18 It's amazing that I think back on how many years have gone by 15:22 because some pains are always yesterday. 15:29 But I was very angry. 15:32 I mean cursingly angry at God. 15:35 And one day I was in a restaurant and I was dating a 15:39 young lady. 15:40 And it's not a Nissa, so I forget her name and will never 15:43 remember it. 15:44 I have a Nissa Nija as I like to say. 15:47 Oh, that's good. 15:48 It blew my mind. 15:49 But the young lady was there and I was having this 15:52 conversation about how I would never have anything to do with 15:55 God, anything to do with ministry, anything to... 15:58 Because my parents are church -going folk. 16:01 And so this is a thing when the child wanted to go here and the 16:05 parents, especially if you've got a scary person like my 16:07 mama, you know. 16:08 So this was a pertinent conversation. 16:10 We were in a red robin. 16:12 And while I was talking about what I would not do for God, a 16:17 young man, a young Caucasian fellow came in the door and 16:21 weaved his way around the tables. 16:24 And we're talking and I'm looking at him and he comes up 16:27 and this is set up about right. 16:29 He came to the edge of the table like here. 16:32 And when I think about it, I cannot see his face, the 16:35 features, but the generality is I'd say 18, 19. 16:42 He turns to the young lady whose name I can't remember and 16:44 he says hello to her, extends his hand and he's just holding 16:50 on to her hand like, you know, and the bravado is coming up. 16:58 What are you doing holding her hand? 16:59 What is this? 17:00 I mean, you know, I see we... 17:02 That's right. 17:04 He then turns and if I'm remembering these details, it 17:08 was kind of a weird dance here. 17:10 He extends his hand and I grab it and I just clamp down on 17:14 this young man's hand and I say in my best, my best gruff 17:19 Batman voice, may I help you? 17:24 And he didn't... 17:28 says, you wouldn't believe me if I told you and I go try me. 17:32 He said, all right, God sent me here to tell you... 17:36 Whoo, I knew you were going to say this. 17:38 ...that you will be a pastor. 17:40 Now here's the thing because I have faced death many times 17:44 between now and then. 17:46 He said, you will preach before very large audience of people. 17:55 And there were times after I preached to 500 folk and then I 17:59 was laying on the death bed. 18:00 I have type 1 diabetes and I was like, well, the Lord has 18:03 come through and the Lord said, no, that's not what I said and 18:06 he brought me back and then there were times and it was 18:09 something else where the Lord has come through and the Lord 18:11 said, that's not what I said and he brought me back and it 18:13 was when I was invited to come here. 18:18 You feel me? 18:19 Oh, I do, absolutely. 18:21 I'm relating. 18:23 The Lord is going to have his way anyway. 18:27 So he says this to me and I was just a young, angry 18:30 whippersnapper. 18:31 Is that Texan whippersnapper? 18:33 Yes, that's whippersnapper. 18:34 What did you say? 18:34 Does that translate? 18:35 That's what I said. 18:39 And I did not know the path that lay before but I was angry 18:45 at him. 18:49 him and the young lady says, don't go, but I followed him 18:52 and he was far enough away that he could go out the little side 18:56 door like the door that says, don't open because... 19:00 but there was no alarm on it and the door could close just a 19:04 split second before I went out the door and he was gone. 19:09 I knew what I was supposed to be. 19:10 Now what were you going to do if you caught him? 19:12 You know what, you were the second person to ask me that. 19:16 Dina Mortataya, a good friend of ours who lives in Texas, 19:19 asked me that question, what would you have done had he been 19:23 there? 19:27 But I knew what I was supposed to be and so like any obedient 19:33 young man, I pursued a career in medicine. 19:39 And the Lord stood in the path every single time until one day 19:45 when my health was really bad, I made a deal with the Lord. 19:50 Okay, Lord, let me finish the medical and then I will 19:54 immediately go and I will be a pastor. 19:58 And the Lord said, okay, he did this and then it was just days 20:03 later that I got the call. 20:05 We are looking for an associate pastor and that's been years. 20:09 I've since been ordained and all of that but I look back 20:12 over my life and it's a good feeling to see that the Lord 20:16 has been guiding the whole time. 20:18 It also gives the confidence that where Nyssa and I are 20:22 right now is a product of where the Lord wanted us to be. 20:27 So yeah, that's a bit of our story. 20:29 It's just a great story. 20:31 Can I just add one thing? 20:32 Because it is so amazing. 20:34 I remember sitting in a little town of 5,000 people in the 20:37 middle of Texas and I was learning to journal my prayers 20:41 and listen for the Lord. 20:43 And he speaks like a sentence at a time and it's kind of 20:47 like, what do you mean Lord? 20:48 And he said, look it up. 20:50 But then he told me he was going to join me to one that 20:53 was running fast after him. 20:54 I knew that was him because I'm going, wait, I thought you 20:57 called me to full-time ministry. 20:59 Why are you going to join me to something? 21:01 But he said, you will speak into all the world. 21:05 And December the 31st of 2002 was my first time on 3AB and 21:11 other, well, we'd been at ASI interview. 21:14 But I remember I'm just sitting there and he said, told you you 21:19 were going to speak into all the world. 21:21 And it was like, wow Lord, he's so amazing. 21:26 But that could have been an angel. 21:28 I believe that it was. 21:30 I do. 21:31 That someone would walk in and complete a conversation that he 21:36 had not been a part of. 21:38 Wow. 21:39 It was just, the young lady, just tears were in her eyes. 21:43 But I am sad to report, I was such an angry young man that my 21:47 tears of humility did not come until much later, but they 21:50 came. 21:54 because I was already in my mind. 21:56 I bet you that was an angel. 21:57 Because he's going out and I was thinking you were going to 22:01 say he disappeared. 22:02 Couldn't see him and I thought, now what did you really think 22:05 you could do to an angel? 22:06 Because you didn't know. 22:09 And that had been a battle you probably wouldn't have wanted 22:11 to get into. 22:12 I would like to add that of the two things that he told me that 22:16 day, you'll be a preacher and then the nature of it, I would 22:20 never with anyone share that second part. 22:23 My parents, my wife, until I got here. 22:26 And now I can share that testimony. 22:29 Wow. 22:31 Yeah, what God has done. 22:33 I can't wait to meet your mama. 22:36 Oh. 22:38 You know Pastor Ryan, before we move on to talking about Cammy 22:41 and such, maybe talk to that person right now that says, you 22:43 know, I don't even know actually what my purpose is in 22:45 life. 22:47 but there are some people that say, I don't even know what God 22:50 has in store. 22:53 I would say firstly, we do not discount the power and the 22:57 significance of prayer. 22:58 Do not. 23:00 We very often talk about prayer in such a way that it's, we 23:04 think of it as a psychological security blanket. 23:08 It's just a thing that we put on to make ourselves feel 23:11 better, but not at all. 23:12 It is conversation with our God. 23:14 So I would firstly say to that person, pray, but I've been 23:18 praying, wonderful, pray. 23:20 There's another aspect to prayer, listening. 23:23 Amen. 23:24 And when we look in the Bible, we see so often that a part of 23:28 the transforming experience that many of these patriarchs 23:33 had was not just learning to pray, but learning how to 23:35 listen. 23:37 Lord, show me how to recognize your leading, how to know my 23:43 purpose when you say, there it is. 23:46 That's what I would say. 23:47 You know, you could ask three people that and get three 23:49 different answers. 23:51 This one is mine. 23:52 No, it's excellent. 23:53 It's a good one. 23:56 you that say, you know what, I'm just here by accident. 23:58 There's no reason for me to be here on earth. 24:00 There is a reason for you to be here, to be alive. 24:03 As we've been talking about this evening, there's a reason 24:05 that we're here today and it's a privilege to be alive at this 24:09 moment in earth's history. 24:10 God has something special for you to be doing. 24:12 And so, yeah, don't get discouraged. 24:14 And I love that. 24:14 That's fantastic. 24:15 Yes, listen. 24:17 It is powerful. 24:18 God brought you here for such a time as this. 24:20 You know, God calls people here. 24:23 We believe everybody who walks through these doors is called 24:26 to be part of this ministry. 24:28 And that's no exception with you and your precious wife. 24:31 God called you, preparing you all those years ago for what He 24:35 has in store for you right here at this moment. 24:38 So, praise Jesus for that. 24:39 It's amazing. 24:40 Yeah, of course. 24:41 Shelly. 24:41 Thank you for your faith in us. 24:42 Amen. 24:43 Shelly, can we talk about camp meeting coming up? 24:46 Yeah, I thought you'd quit crying. 24:47 I just love that story. 24:49 Thank you for sharing. 24:50 Oh, boy, have we got a camp meeting for you. 24:55 June the 4th through June the 7th. 24:59 And the title is Preparing to Proclaim the Final Cry. 25:06 So, it starts Wednesday night, June the 4th. 25:09 We'll have the music hour. 25:11 Then the first sermon is Wake Up, The Hour is Urgent. 25:15 And that's Christopher Hudson, who so many people love. 25:18 The power of the everlasting gospel, the only true gospel. 25:22 That's Carlos Munoz from Amazing Facts will be with us. 25:26 Then Thursday, we begin early. 25:28 We've got breakfast. 25:29 Hey, we've got wonderful food, free food. 25:34 And then so breakfast, then it's... 25:35 I'm going to go through these quickly. 25:38 Reconciled and restored and up close and personal 25:40 relationship, Wently Phipps, indwelt, baptized and led by 25:45 the Holy Spirit, Jill Morricone. 25:47 Then we have Dr. Jim Markham. 25:49 And I'm not sure exactly what his program is, but I think 25:52 he's taking our medical questions. 25:54 And then that evening, well, that afternoon, we've got 25:58 production tours, playing giving, more music that 26:02 evening. 26:03 Are we ready for the latter rain? 26:05 David Shin, Latter Rain Preparation, Repentance and 26:09 Humility, Pavel Goya will be joining us. 26:13 And then on Friday, again, breakfast, Latter Rain 26:16 Preparation, Faith and Obedience with John Jensey, and 26:21 then Latter Rain Preparation, Reflecting Christ's 26:25 Righteousness and Love. 26:27 I'll get to do that one. 26:29 Then Latter Rain Preparation, Unity of Believers, Pavel Goya. 26:36 Then again, production tours and playing giving. 26:40 And you have time. 26:41 You know, it's beautiful about camp meeting. 26:42 It's like a little bit of heaven, a little taste of 26:46 heaven. 26:50 So you'll have time to do that in the afternoon, that evening, 26:53 more music. 26:55 And then Understanding the Final Deception, Christopher 26:58 Hudson, People Need the Lord, The Harvest is Ripe, Brother 27:04 Ryan Johnson. 27:05 And then Sabbath morning, we've got the Sabbath School Panel 27:10 and then we'll have Divine Worship. 27:13 I don't know, I'll ask you that in a minute, what you're going 27:16 to do. 27:20 Sharing the Final Cry, that's Kenny Shelfhead, Receiving the 27:25 Remnant into the Fold. 27:28 I like that one, James Rafferty, and Standing Firm 27:33 Till Christ Returns, Pastor John Lomacate. 27:36 We want to invite you down. 27:38 There's going to be wonderful children's programs and we have 27:41 some free spaces that you can come and bring your RV or your 27:46 camper or pitch a tent. 27:48 But we just want you to come join us because I'm going to 27:51 tell you something, you can watch it on TV and it's 27:54 wonderful to watch. 27:56 But you don't get the same sense of the anointing as when 28:01 you're in the room. 28:03 And sometimes the anointing is so strong, it's almost like a 28:07 net is falling over. 28:10 So just come join us, let us hug you, Nick. 28:14 Amen. 28:17 Great time, Mr. Danny. 28:18 It is a little taste of heaven because you have people from 28:22 everywhere, all different cultures coming together and 28:25 that's how heaven's going to be. 28:26 And it's just like the messages are so inspiring. 28:30 I just love the messages. 28:33 My husband's working on his. 28:35 Yes, Mr. Danny. 28:36 Chalk waves. 28:37 It's called chalk waves. 28:39 I like it. 28:41 Jill's writing that down, I am, too. 28:42 Chalk waves. 28:43 Yeah, in case I forget. 28:46 You won't. 28:48 I was troubled by getting old. 28:50 Tell us the theme, actually, for camp meeting because it's a 28:53 powerful theme for camp meeting. 28:54 It's preparing to proclaim the final cry is the overarching 29:00 theme. 29:01 And I'm just so excited about... 29:05 Chalk waves, that's a good sermon time, Mr. Danny. 29:07 That is a good sermon time. 29:09 This is something we all need. 29:11 It is. 29:12 Preparation, what are chalk waves all about? 29:16 Well, we'll just have to wait and see what the Lord gives us. 29:20 But we got quite a bit together, but it's going to, 29:22 it'll join with the rest, but it's going to be about the 29:25 everlasting gospel. 29:27 And what is the gospel because there's so many, you know, you 29:31 say, as you said a while ago, several different people, they 29:34 have different answers when it comes to the gospel, even 29:37 within our own church. 29:38 And there are some things that variables, but there's things 29:41 that are solid that we have to have, need to have in order to 29:46 be ready for Jesus, in order to where he can use us so that we 29:51 can then be used as vessels of honor to get this great gospel 29:55 message, you know, into all the world. 29:57 Because Jesus is coming soon. 30:00 I know people say, oh, well, I thought my grandpa, you know, 30:04 my great grandpa thought Jesus was coming. 30:06 They thought, you know, early in the church, Jesus is coming. 30:09 And so, you know, and my grandpa, my parents thought 30:12 Jesus was coming. 30:13 Why would you say that? 30:15 Have basically, Ryan, have the gall to sit and say, you 30:19 believe Jesus is coming, what's different? 30:21 I said, oh, I can tell you. 30:23 When the Bible says that in the end, knowledge will be 30:27 increased and men shall run to and fro. 30:30 So in the 1900s, you know, maybe they got, you got a 30:36 better horse to ride or you finally got trains in the late 30:39 1800s and 19th. 30:41 But technology, literally, if the world lasts another 30:46 thousand years, because when this gospel of the kingdom is 30:49 preached into all the world, that's when Jesus is coming 30:51 back, right? 30:57 you improve on the quickness of getting the gospel to the 31:01 world? 31:01 So technology is there right now. 31:03 As we're speaking to you at home, the signal is going up 22 31:06 ,300 miles to space, traveling at the speed of light, which is 31:10 186,200 miles per second, going on how many satellites, Greg? 31:15 Eight or nine? 31:17 Eight satellites are literally around the world, coming back 31:21 into the homes through satellites or cables or 31:24 through, you know, internet, all kinds of ways using social 31:29 media now. 31:33 So if my grandpa was young, what have you, there was no way 31:36 to get this gospel to the world. 31:38 And well, yeah, Jesus is coming soon. 31:41 And of course, for us that die in the Lord, that's it. 31:44 It's a matter of our race is run, we'll rest till Jesus 31:48 comes. 31:53 And God has given us this technology. 31:55 So I say, why wait any longer? 31:57 Because three seconds, you can't improve on that. 32:00 I mean, you know, no matter how long. 32:02 So I do believe Jesus is coming soon. 32:05 And we're seeing technology like we've never seen before in 32:09 this language thing, you guys, it's incredible. 32:13 Yeah, go ahead. 32:14 I get so excited every time we start talking about the 32:17 languages that our programming is being translated into Hindu 32:24 and Arabic and Chinese and all of these different languages 32:28 that we can now get into these places where the gospel is not 32:34 readily accessible. 32:36 But we can get into them, into people's homes and without 32:41 others knowing who could do them harm. 32:43 It's just such, it's so exciting to me. 32:46 And I'm so thankful that now we have a way to reach everybody 32:51 with the good news of Jesus. 32:53 Jenny was Googling something a couple of weeks ago and it 32:58 didn't have anything to do with me. 33:00 And all of a sudden he said, well, I'll be. 33:03 And I said, what? 33:04 He said, this is you preaching in Chinese. 33:08 Oh, that's right. 33:10 So we hit it. 33:13 That's amazing. 33:14 I can think about it a few years ago, even when we started 33:17 the ministry 40 years ago, there was no social media, no 33:21 internet. 33:22 I mean, it literally was 3ABN. 33:25 If you wanted to watch Adventist programming 24-7, we 33:28 were the only network in the world, only Adventist network 33:32 in the world or at least network giving Adventist 33:35 message, which we say is the Bible message. 33:38 And you were so limited. 33:40 And now anybody can take, when Jesus said, go ye into all the 33:44 world, Dr. Thompson used to say he counted his resources in 33:48 advance and found he wasn't wanting. 33:50 So when he says, go ye into all the world, you can do that now 33:53 with your telephone. 33:55 You can go anywhere, you can get on social media and people 33:58 can hear and watch and listen to you anywhere around the 34:02 world. 34:06 Now that people who've never been, you know, had a voice, we 34:10 get on and say, oh, wow, people are listening to me. 34:12 So now we get into all kinds of subjects we probably shouldn't 34:15 be rather than giving the gospel to the world, you know, 34:19 because we get into politics, we get into arguments with 34:23 people and we're using this, the devil is distracting us. 34:26 But it's incredible, the technology and AI is just 34:31 amazing that all the language is. 34:33 So there's no longer a language barrier as far as getting the 34:37 gospel to the world. 34:39 So literally speak it and it can translate it into languages 34:43 and even, which is scary, can show in your image and it looks 34:47 like you're speaking in that language. 34:49 I mean, that's how scary it is. 34:51 It's very scary. 34:52 That's very true. 34:54 Talking about camp meeting is that, again, it's talking about 34:56 a time of fellowship and family get together, right? 34:59 We're talking about you being our family. 35:02 And I also want to mention too that 3ABN camp meeting is not 35:05 just for Seventh-day Adventists, all right? 35:07 That's right. 35:08 Because we know the majority that watch 3ABN are not Seventh 35:11 -day Adventists but you're searching for truth. 35:13 And so come to camp meeting. 35:14 You don't have to be, I've had some people say, well, it's 35:16 just kind of an Adventist get together. 35:18 No, anybody can come to camp meeting. 35:19 Just be blessed, come. 35:21 We're talking about the RV park. 35:23 We do have one here that's right next to the worship 35:25 center. 35:27 You can just walk or we have golf carts and you can get back 35:29 and forth from your RV to the main auditorium sanctuary. 35:33 But those RV park spots fill up quickly. 35:36 And I understand, Jill, I think is it already a third full? 35:39 It is already getting close to half. 35:40 Yeah, reserved already. 35:42 And so here it is, February. 35:43 So we encourage you to call 3ABN. 35:45 The number's there on your screen, 618-627-4651. 35:49 Just call 3ABN and they have to reserve that spot. 35:52 Isn't that correct? 35:53 It's complimentary. 35:54 You don't pay anything but you have to register and sign up in 35:57 order to get that RV spot. 35:59 And I know a lot of people now stay in Airbnbs locally or 36:02 local hotels or you can come and camp for free. 36:06 And we have the bath house all set up there for you. 36:09 And we did some extra improvements since the last 36:12 time because we had like 85 tenters, remember that, at Camp 36:15 Mead? 36:19 So now we have some more showers there so there won't be 36:21 such a long line. 36:23 So just come on down. 36:24 We would love to spend this time together. 36:27 It was amazing, you know, last summer at Camp Mead, you know, 36:29 it's been a while since it's been that full. 36:30 But I remember people, because we're trying to bring in more 36:32 chairs, people were sitting on the floor around the outside 36:34 perimeter. 36:35 It was so full. 36:36 And like Jill was saying, it's a great problem, right, to have 36:38 so many people looking for truth, excited about 36:41 fellowship, excited to come to 3ABN. 36:43 So we're looking for the same this year. 36:45 Again, those dates are June 4 through 7. 36:49 Pre-Kids meetings. 36:50 Yes. 36:52 Amen. 36:53 Free food. 36:54 Free food, I was going to say that. 36:56 Yeah, free food. 36:57 So yeah. 36:59 That's why it's so important too because 3ABN, we praise the 37:04 Lord for it and our Board of Directors and leadership. 37:07 But the message has not changed in 40 years. 37:09 That's right. 37:11 If you look at around us, our own church, other churches 37:15 going from one side to the other, you know, hard to stay 37:19 right down the middle or where the Lord would have us to be. 37:22 And things that are accepted now that are anti-Bible, anti 37:26 -God, wouldn't have dreamed even 20 years ago, maybe 10 or 37:30 15 years ago, things are changing. 37:32 So people are looking for truth. 37:34 They are. 37:39 because we've not changed. 37:41 Our speakers are still sticking with the Bible and that should 37:46 be just a no-brainer. 37:49 You know, hey, Ryan, your preachers are all sticking with 37:51 the Bible. 37:52 That should just be, duh. 37:54 But nowadays, that's almost like a commodity. 37:56 I mean, it's a rarity because people are going to the left, 38:00 going to the right because the devil knows a house divided 38:03 against itself can't stand. 38:05 But 3ABN, that's why I think people, so many say, we want to 38:09 come, we want to be a part of it. 38:11 These subjects and Shelly, you and others who get the outlines 38:16 and get the sermons together and then the people coming 38:19 together, it's all going to end up that there's only one way 38:24 out of this world and that's through the Lord Jesus Christ. 38:27 And we can talk about it and put it on all kinds of titles. 38:31 Well, this is this subject, that. 38:33 But when you come here, our goal is that if you don't know 38:37 Jesus, you will find him here and you'll take him with you. 38:41 And that you also find that God has something for you to do. 38:45 You're not just to be a watcher or just a listener, but there 38:48 are ways that you can share. 38:50 As we say, used to somebody said, well, I can't get out of 38:53 my house. 38:53 I can't do, my health is bad. 38:55 Now you can pick up your phone. 38:57 You know, you can reach people around the world. 39:00 So finding that God has something valuable, as they 39:05 say, a lady wrote a letter years ago and said, never 39:09 change what you're doing. 39:11 God has called 3ABN, called you in 3ABN to ministry. 39:14 She said, when Jesus was hanging on the cross, you were 39:17 on his mind. 39:18 And that's with each and every one of you. 39:20 When Jesus was hanging on the cross, you were on his mind, 39:23 you and me. 39:25 I mean, so what a privilege. 39:26 He could see down that stream of time and realize there'd be 39:29 people willing to give their lives unto death if necessary 39:32 for the cause of God. 39:34 So we want to be that. 39:36 I know you do too and so do we, but getting together really 39:39 helps us. 39:43 know, fired up for the Lord. 39:45 And so that's what camp meeting does. 39:47 It brings brothers and sisters together and encourages. 39:51 It does. 39:54 time you leave here, if you come with an open mind and 39:57 heart, the Lord says, if you seek with me, seek for me with 40:00 all your heart, guess what? 40:02 We're going to find. 40:02 We're going to find it. 40:03 That's right. 40:04 And we'll be blessed. 40:08 to interact with you rather than just through the 40:11 television screens. 40:13 Speaking of getting together, tomorrow night we're in 40:17 Jamaica. 40:18 So we look forward to seeing you. 40:21 If you live in Jamaica, a number of the 3ABN family, you 40:26 will both be there, Mr. Danny and Dr. Yvonne, Pastor John 40:29 Lomacane and Angela, Tim Parton, Ricky and Jasmine 40:33 Carter and Greg and myself. 40:35 So join us tomorrow night. 40:37 We'll be at the Andrews Memorial, Seventh-day Adventist 40:39 Church there in Kingston. 40:41 So we're very excited about that joining together. 40:46 And then all day on Sabbath, we'll be at the Northern 40:48 Caribbean University. 40:49 So at the Gymnatorium, I think is what they call it. 40:53 So you've been there before, I know, but we'll be having a 40:57 Sabbath school church afternoon, music and 41:00 testimonies. 41:03 I love those opportunities we have, you know, to go out and 41:06 connect in with the 3ABN family. 41:08 You know, and even if someone doesn't live in Jamaica and you 41:11 want to grab a last-minute ticket... 41:12 Yes! 41:13 ...to Jamaica. 41:14 It's a good time of year to go. 41:16 Well, you're leaving us with 6 inches of snow. 41:21 Yeah, just how it worked out. 41:22 So yeah, we're looking forward to that. 41:24 Again, a great time of fellowship. 41:26 And I believe there's also the following weekend, you're going 41:29 to be doing a women's ministry event in Texas. 41:33 We'll be at the Grand Prairie Seventh-day Adventist Church 41:35 there just outside of Dallas. 41:36 This is with the Texas Conference, so that will be 41:39 March 1st. 41:40 And looking forward to that time together. 41:43 Then we're going north. 41:44 You can look on 3ABN's website. 41:45 I don't know the dates up there yet. 41:47 April 19th, I think we have a graphic for that too. 41:49 We're going to Toronto. 41:50 So we'll be there in Toronto April 19th. 41:53 Looking forward to being there with our 3ABN family. 41:56 We're at the Filipino Church for that. 41:59 So looking forward to that too. 42:00 The Toronto Filipino Adventist Church. 42:03 So looking forward to that. 42:06 of traveling. 42:07 I know, I know. 42:09 It's a blessing to write that fellowship. 42:10 The rallies are special to me because we get to go to these 42:15 different churches and we get to meet the people there. 42:18 That's right. 42:19 And it's just a time of... 42:22 It's inspiring. 42:23 It's just really inspiring. 42:25 So I love the rallies too. 42:28 Yeah, get to meet the people. 42:29 I know we were just at GYC. 42:30 Jill and I were there. 42:32 And you get to meet so many people and we get to hear your 42:34 stories. 42:38 you were hearing Pastor Ryan's testimony too. 42:40 You all have incredible stories. 42:42 This gentleman came past the booth and he said, you know he 42:45 said I was just chilling or just relaxing on a Saturday, he 42:49 said. 42:52 laying back, relaxed. 42:53 And he said, I came across 3ABN and you just think about the 42:57 timing of this. 43:00 worship and he said, that was a question I've had for like my 43:02 entire life. 43:03 And he said, you think of the timing of that. 43:05 I'm just flipping through the channels and I hear the speaker 43:07 mention a word that just, hmm, I'm interested in that. 43:10 And he said, I just stay on that channel. 43:12 He said, that was 10 years ago. 43:13 He said, I'm really involved in my local church. 43:15 I'm so excited about how God has led in my life. 43:18 So these stories we tell you is to encourage you because he 43:21 found 3ABN and you have made a difference in that man's life. 43:26 And he is an example of thousands untold numbers around 43:30 the world and that's thanks to you. 43:31 You know Mr. Danny, I know we need to go to you Pastor Ryan 43:34 and update on Dare to Dream. 43:35 But just talking about our donors Mr. Danny, you were 43:37 mentioning earlier about 40 years, right? 43:40 That's how 3ABN, we're faith based ministry. 43:43 We don't receive, we're supporting ministry to the 43:44 Seventh Adamist Church but the church doesn't support us 43:47 financially in any way. 43:48 And it's up to our people at home, our family at home. 43:51 And what's neat too is that we've seen those that have 43:54 never given before feel impressed of the Holy Spirit to 43:58 give. 44:00 3ABN. 44:03 impressed. 44:08 give back to make a difference in somebody else's life. 44:12 That's powerful, that is so powerful. 44:14 But what a difference they make. 44:15 And I would like to say as God opens more and more doors for 44:19 3ABN to reach more and more people, you think the devil is 44:22 happy about it? 44:22 No, he's not. 44:24 And so there's times like the giving, you know, we really 44:28 don't know. 44:32 this week, this month after 40 years. 44:35 It'd be nice if we had a bunch of chains somewhere, a bank, 44:39 Ryan, and we had it. 44:40 Now that you're here, it's too late to go back. 44:43 I'll let you know, we really don't know how we're going to 44:45 pay you. 44:46 Now that you're here and signed up, I don't know how you... 44:49 Now we tell you the news. 44:50 We don't know how you're going to get paid. 44:52 There's no guarantee next week. 44:54 But the only thing I can tell you is for the last 40 years, 44:57 everybody's gotten paid that the Lord has provided. 45:01 But I would like you to pray and ask the Lord what he would 45:04 have you to do because the devil hates this message that 45:08 we have to give to the world. 45:10 And so one of the ways that he works is to try to discourage 45:15 people to give, to do other things. 45:17 And so without your love and your prayers and financial 45:20 support, we'd all just be sitting around a table talking 45:23 to ourselves and not to the world. 45:26 So we want you and ask you to prayerfully join hands with us 45:30 in supporting this ministry as we continue to take the Gospel 45:35 into all the world. 45:36 Thank you in advance. 45:38 Amen. 45:39 That's right. 45:39 Yeah, no, I agree with that 100%. 45:42 Pastor Ryan, I know we only have like 11 minutes left or so 45:44 of this first hour, but give us some updates and some of the 45:46 plans for 3ABN Dare to Dream. 45:49 You've kind of hit the ground running. 45:51 That's a very accurate statement. 45:53 It has always been the vision of Dare to Dream to educate the 45:59 people in the urban communities concerning the problems that 46:03 face the urban communities. 46:04 And these could be financial problems and they are in many 46:08 cases, family development problems, problems with, here's 46:13 something, how to be an effective father. 46:16 That is something that we talked about on one of the 46:18 Today shows and I was really touched by the testimony the 46:21 brother gave. 46:23 And we invite you to come and join us. 46:26 We have our YouTube channel. 46:28 We have our website. 46:30 And our website is d2dnetwork .tv. 46:35 So we invite you to come and join us. 46:37 But I want you to know, we would also like to come and 46:40 join you. 46:41 And so part of our vision is to get into the community. 46:44 And what I'm saying is, you never know, we may be showing 46:47 up at a church near you. 46:48 So we're going to come and do rallies and just really 46:51 fellowship in the Lord. 46:53 And also we implore you, just as Brother Shelton was saying, 46:59 to share this gospel. 47:00 We are in this together. 47:02 Go ahead and share that website with somebody because you never 47:06 know who it is that needs an encouraging word. 47:10 So just share and let the Lord do what the Lord is doing. 47:14 Here are a couple of things. 47:15 We have some new programming coming up. 47:17 There is a series of shorts called The Missing Piece. 47:20 That's P-E-A-C-E. 47:23 Look for that. 47:24 And thank you so much, Dr. Shelton and Brother Ricky 47:28 Carter for your hard work there. 47:30 Also, I'm going to be bringing Brother Ryan Mack to come back 47:34 in and continue to share some of his wisdom. 47:37 Man, he's got some energy, doesn't he? 47:38 Oh, man, and so much knowledge. 47:40 And so much knowledge. 47:42 And the name of his program is... 47:44 Dollars and Cents. 47:45 Dollars and Cents. 47:47 And so we invite you to check that out. 47:49 He has a word for God's people in this day. 47:53 We're also wanting to increase our youth involvement. 47:56 Now we have several things that I've been talking to my 48:01 superior about. 48:02 And getting approval. 48:08 But here's one of the things that we have already talked 48:12 about. 48:13 These YouTube and Facebook shorts, it seems like they're 48:17 not going to go away. 48:18 They match the attention span of our main demographic. 48:24 And so we're going to be asking young people, young people, 48:29 make sure you have your stuff together. 48:31 Make sure that you don't have things the Lord would not be 48:35 pleased with on your social media. 48:37 We would like you to provide shorts that we can then air and 48:42 we can then put out. 48:43 And thereby you become a part of the Gospel. 48:45 But also, nobody speaks to youth like youth. 48:48 And so that's going to be coming. 48:51 And then we have something special that's coming down the 48:53 road. 48:55 Something very visual, something very special that 48:58 we're going to be putting together. 49:00 And so may the Lord bless us as we continue the mission He has 49:04 given to us. 49:05 And do keep us in prayer. 49:07 Amen, yeah, exciting. 49:09 I know, isn't it? 49:10 It's really exciting because it's so important to... 49:14 And I'm so thankful that the Lord sent Ryan here because 49:17 it's to carry on the whole mission and vision. 49:22 I mean, Danny and I, from the beginning, the Lord gave us to 49:27 look at the inner city, to see what the needs are there. 49:31 And then design programming around that. 49:35 And Ryan is carrying that on. 49:37 So it's a blessing, it's really a blessing. 49:40 I'm so excited that the Lord sent you here. 49:43 And we're so grateful that you are carrying on the mission and 49:48 vision of 3ABN, Dare to Dream, and you're inserting new things 49:54 into it. 49:55 So we love that. 49:56 Fresh insights, yes, yes, yes. 49:59 So that's really great, it's exciting. 50:02 I love the vision, I love the insight. 50:04 I love the continuation of the vision that God gave to both of 50:07 you with the casting of that. 50:09 And you birthed that and walked that out. 50:12 And then Jason Bradley took up the mantle and carried it out. 50:17 And then now Pastor Ryan. 50:18 So it's a beautiful thing to see that progression and to see 50:21 the message not change. 50:24 To see the Gospel continue to go forward with power. 50:27 And I love reaching out and engaging with the youth. 50:30 I have a second, I feel bad. 50:34 I have hardly talked about Jason all of my time. 50:37 Jason, my predecessor, is a good friend. 50:41 And I like to look at the progression of the vision in 50:45 these stages. 50:47 He had an insistence on excellence. 50:50 Excellence, excellence. 50:51 And Jason, my brother, we love you very much for your 50:54 ministry. 50:54 You have big shoes to fill. 50:57 Not even going to try to fill those shoes, just going to 51:00 benefit from the big footprint and proceed forward. 51:04 So I just wanted to say that. 51:06 Oh, that's great. 51:07 And you know, we find also that a lot of you at home actually, 51:10 maybe you watch Parent, we call this the Parent Network, but 51:13 actually watch the other networks too, Watch the Kids 51:15 and Dare to Dream and all of that too. 51:18 Music, oh yeah, all the different networks. 51:19 So it's the whole family of networks that's spreading the 51:22 Gospel around the world. 51:25 And I think it was last summer camp meeting, going back to 51:27 camp meeting, the first time that you've attended a 3ABN 51:31 camp meeting, because I know you spoke, but did you attend 51:33 one before that? 51:34 I had never attended one live, no. 51:36 Yeah, it's a blessing, right? 51:37 To fellowship, see everyone there, so enthusiastic to be 51:40 together. 51:40 Shelly is right. 51:42 Watching, it is a blessing, and praise the Lord that we have 51:45 that availability. 51:47 But when you're there, oh the Spirit is there. 51:51 One other thing we didn't mention is also we have other 51:54 ministries bring their exhibits. 51:55 So we kind of have what we call a booth area, a little exhibit 51:58 area, so in between meetings you can go out and fellowship. 52:00 The musicians have their tables there as well. 52:03 So it is a great time of fellowship. 52:05 And one of the things that I also enjoy seeing is those 52:08 little breakout sessions that happen after a message when 52:11 there's a few minutes. 52:12 Let's say maybe a half an hour or so. 52:13 And I see you talking with your brothers and sisters there. 52:16 Your Bibles are open. 52:17 There's prayer time taking place. 52:19 Again, it's about encouragement. 52:21 And then we go back to our sphere of influence, your 52:24 community, your local church, to share what you've learned. 52:27 And that's how the Gospel will go to the entire world. 52:30 So it's a blessing. 52:31 I enjoy camp meetings so much. 52:32 And I love the prayer time in the morning. 52:34 Oh, I don't always make it. 52:36 But the times I do, what a blessing it is. 52:39 It's early in the morning before breakfast. 52:41 But just that time to come together and seek the Lord's 52:44 face. 52:50 and for us as a ministry. 52:52 And a lot of people attend that. 52:54 They get up early before they go to bed. 52:56 No, that is... 52:58 And we should have great music again. 53:01 I won't give you the names of everybody. 53:02 We're still in dialogue with a couple of people. 53:05 But they're people that probably most of you, a lot of 53:08 you will know their names. 53:11 They're very recognizable names of no matter what church you go 53:15 to. 53:16 But we're working on that. 53:17 Hopefully that will work out. 53:19 Christian people, we love the Lord, great talent. 53:22 And then of course, I think Reggie and Lady will be there. 53:24 Our own Ryan Johnson will be here singing with us. 53:28 I'm sure we haven't asked him yet, but it would be hard to... 53:31 You wouldn't turn me down on international television. 53:33 Maybe Ryan? 53:35 He can't say no now. 53:36 Ryan just said yes. 53:38 You just heard him. 53:39 He said yes. 53:40 Tim Parton will be there too. 53:42 Tim Parton, of course, and our own inside singers that we 53:45 have. 53:47 But it's going to be great. 53:48 Music is great. 53:50 And the people, we do it because you asked for it. 53:53 And people love the music. 53:55 And music is as important as prayer, somebody said. 53:58 And so if you think about it, and that's one of the things in 54:01 our churches when we go, we're like, why we'll get to our 54:07 music part and everybody's just like... 54:09 It's like we should be praising the Lord. 54:12 If we're saying what a friend we have in Jesus, it doesn't 54:14 have to be some new song, old song. 54:16 We should be excited about it and thinking about that. 54:19 Can you imagine being a friend, what a friend Jesus is to us? 54:24 I mean, it's something that I think in our churches, we 54:27 really miss out on blessings because we don't really take 54:31 the music part seriously enough as part of the worship service 54:35 that draws us closer and prepares us than for the rest 54:40 of the service. 54:42 And so we're really trying to concentrate on letting that be 54:47 a big part of the ministry too. 54:48 That's so important. 54:49 I was just thinking as you were talking about that, that I 54:51 think church can degenerate, if that's the word, into 54:55 formalism. 54:56 I just come because it's culturally acceptable. 54:59 I'm supposed to go to church. 55:00 I was raised this way. 55:02 So I just go to church and we lose the heart. 55:04 We lose this experience. 55:06 We lose Jesus. 55:08 We lose why we go. 55:09 I see we only have a couple of minutes left and I want to make 55:13 a sad announcement. 55:17 So we lost a great friend, not only personally to us here, but 55:22 to the ministry of 3ABN this past week. 55:26 Suddenly, Ms. Marylee McNeilis died suddenly and the wife of 55:31 Garwin. 55:33 And so we want to ask you for special prayers for Garwin and 55:36 his family, Denzel and Donald, the entire McNeilis family. 55:40 And you can talk about somebody and when people die, we say, 55:45 oh, well, they did this. 55:46 They were great people. 55:47 Marylee was one of the most incredible women, people, male 55:53 or female that I've ever met in my life. 55:55 What a heart for God. 55:56 What a heart for people. 55:59 Humility, always serving people, whatever. 56:03 At church, whatever you need. 56:04 She's there, including cooking, potlucks, doing whatever. 56:08 But an incredible woman, we've known her for probably 30 plus 56:11 years and just, she would be missed greatly. 56:15 And words we could do whole programs and we wouldn't. 56:18 And I don't think the family would want us to, but I just 56:21 thought words out and we just attended the funeral a couple 56:25 of days ago. 56:26 And it was just a small family one, just a very small funeral, 56:31 but sadly missed, but a great woman resting now for Jesus. 56:35 Yes, yes, she truly will be missed. 56:39 We became really good friends and we would send each other 56:41 little gadgets and things like that. 56:43 And so, yeah, she will be missed, but praise the Lord for 56:47 the resurrection. 56:47 Amen. 56:48 That's what we hold on to. 56:50 That's what keeps us going. 56:51 Absolutely. 56:57 heart for mission, and like you said, just a humble servant of 57:00 the Lord. 57:00 So yeah, what a great loss. 57:02 Our hearts, our thoughts, our prayers are with Mr. Garwin and 57:06 the entire McNeely's family right now during this deep time 57:09 of loss that we love you and we're praying for you right 57:13 now. 57:13 Yeah, thank you. 57:14 Thank you so much, Mr. Danny and Dr. Yvonne, Pastor Ryan, my 57:19 sister Shelly. 57:20 Thank you all for being here. 57:21 Thank you for being part of the 3Band family. 57:24 Thank you for the privilege of working together in ministry 57:27 and helping to proclaim that gospel message. 57:29 We got a full next hour coming up, more family coming on, 57:34 exciting evangelistic opportunities. 57:36 Don't go away. 57:37 We'll be right back. |
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